Brett Nunns. Thank you Brett for your comments. I am currently writing the history of the LOF here in New Zealand and can confirm that Captain Herbery Noyes does not feature, so I would be interested to sight the proofs you mention. LOF history clearly records that Captain John Cook (South Island), and Captain Ernest D'Esterre (North Island) were the first appointed LOF "Organisers" for New Zealand. Captain John Cook was later appointed the first Commandant for the South Island and Colonel Allen Bell was appointed as the first Commandant for the North Island. Captain Frank Twisleton was appointed the first Commandant for New Zealand, and later the first Commdant for the LOF "Active Service" Command. Prime Minister Bill Massey then held the appointment of "Acting-Commandant" during the WWI years. [This information is reinforced in Cook's letter to the New Zealand LOF Commandant in November 1945]. Roger Pocock in England held the appointment of Commissioner as that was a NWCMP rank equivelant to either Colonel or Brigadier (forget which). The reason for this being that Roger Pocock was "not" a commissioned British Officer. Pocock served in South Africa as a Junior NCO with the Waldren Scouts and prior to his South African servic,e Pocock had served in the NWCMP as a Constable (Regimental Number: 1107); which would explain his use of the very senior NWCMP rank of Commissioner. The first recorded New Zealander to join the Legion of Frontiersmen was Frontiersman (later Pioneer) Arthur Whitehead, however there were as you said a number of Frontiersmen who did join in the UK and come out to New Zealand. Regarding the Victoria Cross recipients, the information I quoted appears in the 1935 journals (and earlier), and considering the popularity and esteem the Legion was held in here in New Zealand prior to WWI, I would tend to believe the information in the 1935 journals. Brett, do please send me your proofs and I will most certainly alter the m/s accordingly. So much fiction (and fantasy) has at times been written about the Legion of Frontiersmen and its' members, that it is sometimes difficult to sort the wheat from the chaff. I look forward to hearing from you, my email address is: [email protected]